Property Record
779 SHERIDAN RD/STATE HIGHWAY 32
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Bluebird Motel |
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| Other Name: | Bluebird Motel |
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| Reference Number: | 118683 |
| Location (Address): | 779 SHERIDAN RD/STATE HIGHWAY 32 |
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| County: | Kenosha |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Somers |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 2 |
| Range: | 23 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 8 |
| Quarter Section: | NW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1952 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1999 |
| Historic Use: | lodging-hotel |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| National Register Listing Date: | |
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| Additional Information: | OTHER BUILDINGS ON SITE INCLUDE A RESIDENCE/MOTEL OFFICE. Consisting currently of ten units, this one-story, linear unit is topped with a hipped roof and is sheathed with brick. Windows along the structure's primary facade are rectangular fixed examples with an awning sash below. The original six units are relatively easily discernable from the four additional units. 2023: Two-story building was constructed c. 2003 |
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| Bibliographic References: | CONSTRUCTION DATE CIRCA 1952-1956 WAS OBTAINED FROM MOTEL GUIDES/COUNTY DIRECTORIES. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |